'A serious situation' - verdict given on £36m West Ham star's suspension fears

West Ham winger Mohammed Kudus was sent off during the Hammers’ 4-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur two weeks ago. He was initially given a yellow card for pushing Micky van de Ven, but VAR overruled it to be a red card.

Kudus was then hit with another charge by the FA for swiping at Pape Sarr’s face during a melee that occurred following his initial foul on Van de Ven. Kudus hasn’t yet been hit with an extended ban by the FA, but could face two bans, one for each incident.

That would keep the Ghananian out until mid-December meaning that he would miss games against Forest, Everton, Newcastle, Arsenal, Leicester and Wolves. It was claimed by former Premier League referee Mike Dean on Sky Sports that a six-game ban is likely.

However, according to former Everton CEO Keith Wyness, he believes that it is unlikely he will face such an extended ban. He told Football Insider: “I don’t think a six-game ban is likely at all. I think Mike Dean has got the wrong end of it. I know it was a serious situation, but it’ll come to three or four games maximum.

“Kudus lost his temper, it happens in the heat of a game. There was no serious injuries so we’ve got to look at it in that light.”

Mohammed Kudus could be a big loss for West Ham

If the winger was to miss time, it could be a big loss for Julian Lopetegui as he is one of the most valuable players at the London Stadium due to his pace and strength on the wing.

So far this season, Kudus has made eight Premier League appearances and has scored twice with his most recent goal coming in the 4-1 defeat to Spurs as Kudus opened the scoring in North London after 18 minutes before Dejan Kulusevski scored Tottenham’s first in the 36th minute which opened the floodgates for Ange Postecoglu’s side.

Last weekend, due to Kudus’ suspension, Julian Lopetegui brought in Paris Saint-Germain loanee Carlos Soler who was substituted off for former Leeds man Crysencio Summerville who West Ham signed over the summer. He could be in line to start in West Ham’s game at the weekend against Nottingham Forest.